BORN DECEMBER 23:
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) French literary critic widely translated into English. Port-Royal--considered his masterpiece--is an exhaustive history of an abbey near Paris, a work which influenced later writers on writing about religious belief, as well as areas of philosophy and esthetics. He also wrote "What Is a Classic?" and a notable essay on "Montaigne."
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